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  • A01 Molecular Control
  • A02 Structure Construction
  • A03 Function Exploration
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  • A01 Molecular Control
  • A02 Structure Construction
  • A03 Function Exploration
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Takashi KATO,
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Contact Information
Address: Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656
E-mail: kato“at”chiral.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp (but replace "at" with "@")
Personal Homepage：http://kato.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html
Fields of Interest
Self-assembled Functional Materials including Supramolecular Liquid Crystals, Stimuli- and Environment-responsive Self-organized Materials, Nanostructured Ion- and Electron-Active Materials, Liquid-crystalline Physical Gels, Functional Polymers, and Biomineralization-Inspired Organic/Inorganic Hybrids.
Professional Experience
1988-1989 Postdoctoral Researcher at Cornell University with Professor Jean M. J. Fréchet
1989-1991 Research Associate, Department of Synthetic Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
1991-1991 Lecturer, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
1993-1996 Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
1996-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
1999-2000 Associate Professor, School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2000-present Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2012-present The Research Supervisor of PRESTO (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology: Sakigake) Research “Molecular Technology and Creation of New Functions” of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Education
B.S., The University of Tokyo, 1983
Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, 1988 (Prof. T. Uryu)
Membership of Academic Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan, The Society of Polymer Science of Japan, American Chemical Society (ACS), The Materials Research Society (MRS), Japanese Liquid Crystal Society, International Liquid Crystal Society, The Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan, The Materials Research Society of Japan, Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, The Electrochemical Society of Japan, The Ceramic Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Applied Physics; Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics, The Society of Nanofiber of Japan.
Awards & Honors
  1. The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (1993)
  2. The Sakurada Memorial Award of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan (1993)
  3. The Paper Award of the Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (2000)
  4. The Wiley Polymer Science Award (Chemistry) 2001
  5. IBM Japan Science Award (Chemistry) (2003)
  6. JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Prize (2005)
  7. The Award of Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (2008)
  8. Molecular Science Forum Lecture Professorship of Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (2009)
  9. The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2010)
  10. Thomson Reuters FAST BREAKING PAPERS (2010)
  11. The Paper Award of the Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (2012)
Research Project
Design and Synthesis of Controlling Molecules for Creative Development and Exploration of Functions of Fusion Materials
Selected Publications
  1. Zhu, F., Nishimura, T., Sakamoto, T., Tomono, H., Nada, H., Okumura, Y., Kikuchi, H., Kato, T.
    “Tuning the Stability of CaCO3 Crystals with Magnesium Ions for Formation of Aragonite Thin Films on Organic Polymer Template”,
    Chem. Asian J., in press. (10.1002/asia.201300745)

  2. Tanabe, K., Suzui, Y., Hasegawa, M., Kato, T.
    “Full-Color Tunable Photoluminescent Ionic Liquid Crystals Based on Tripodal Pyridinium, Pyrimidinium, and Quinolinium Salts”,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 5652-5661 (2012).

  3. Kumagai, H., Matsunaga, R., Nishimura, T., Yamamoto, Y., Kajiyama, S., Oaki, Y., Akaiwa, K., Inoue, H., Nagasawa, H., Tsumoto, K., Kato, T.
    “CaCO3/Chitin Hybrids: Effects of Recombinant Acidic Peptides Designed Based on a Peptide Extracted from an Exoskeleton of a Crayfish on Morphologies of the Hybrids”,
    Faraday Discuss., 159, 483-494 (2012).

  4. Sagara, Y., Kato, T.
    “Brightly Tricolored Mechanochromic Luminescence from a Single-Luminophore Liquid Crystal: Reversible Writing and Erasing of Images”,
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 9128-9132 (2011).

  5. Sakamoto, T., Nishimura, Y., Nishimura, T., Kato, T.
    “Photoimaging of Self-Organized CaCO3/Polymer Hybrid Films by Formation of Regular Relief and Flat Surface Morphologies”,
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 5856-5859 (2011).

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